Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-15
The Militia Bill a Law With
out the Presidents
Signature.
A Railroad Decision in the
General Land Office
Reversed.


Euhsaitnes for she Reaalfnsion nan
i WAEErNGr0N, Feb. l4.-Tho suh-oom
uittse of the H0uss COMMITTEES a
Foreign Affairs, consisting Of Measrs
Belmont, Clements and kice, todal
Bill. A substitute bill 4 reoommendef
for the Senate bill and the Belmont
bill. It provides that when lhe Presf-
vessels are denied treaty rights q
reasonable privileges be may By procia.
nation prohibit the entry into AmeFionn
ports, Of vessels owned wholly o. in
part by British subjects on arriving
when In di1treaA He may forbid tie
Importation Of any goods, warea, o.
meFchAn3i1e from Canada or NoUfound-
land, o. any locomotive. ear or other
vehicle. A violation Of this provision
u made punishable By ane and i'm
pris0nment. A section of the bill Au.
shoFises the creation of q commission
10 tako testimony with respect b the
damages Indicted upon American citi-
xana and American vessels. Tha sub
ntituie bill was debated al length, but
no action was taken.
Became q Law wfahoua Mls signature
WAsErxoroN, Feb. l4.--The President
has allowed the SCI approprialinR e4O0,-
900 year 70 provide arms and eQuip-
ments for the military 70 become q law
without his signature. The oonsaiiu-
tional limitation Of 10 days, within
which be nhooid have acted on this bill,
expired on Saturday. His failure 20
sign the bill Il regarded as an oversight,
as be was not known 20 object 70 any Of
its provisions.
Reversed the Deeialon.
In the case OF VIM. Burlingame vs.
the Southern Pacific Railroad, Acting
Secretary MuldroW reversed the decision
Of the former Commissioners Of the
General Land Once, who decided that
the lands lying within the Hancock
survey Of the Taguati Rancho," In
Southern California, which sarvey be-
came final 10 1850, ,th0aRh included with
in the petition for Affirmation aud
afterwards included within the survey
Of said rancho by Hansel In 1868, which
survey was finally rejected in 1872. hed
passed 90 the railroad company under
its grant, which attached on April 3,
1871.
stay Of PFoceeaings Granted.
OARsoN C1Ex (Nev.), Feb. l4.-A peti-
tion BY the 5utro Tunnel stookholdera
i Ter leave 20 Intervene and defend
against the foreclosure on their prop
eFty. In the suit pending 10 the United
States Circuit Court Of Nevada, has
been submitted 10 Judge Sabin az Oar
son City by counsel for Theodore Sutro
of New York and samuel NJ. Wilson
and Edmund Tanosky OF San Fran
cisco. The coart granted q stay Of pro-
eeedinas until March "a 10 enable coun-
sci 10 submit further arguments.
California Rain.
MrnoKD (Oal.) Feb. lI.-The rain for
the past twenty hours has been unusa-
ally steady and heavy. The streams
are overdo9ing part Of the valley, COW
ering great bFsadths Of land planted 10
wheat with water. The rain ceased
| falling about this afternoon, though
appearances indicate that the rain is
not over.
Cremation or Murder.
NEw YoRK, Feb. 1l.-The badly
burned remains Of q new born infant
we're found this morning In front Of No.
SIS West Twenty ninth street. The
OoFoneF is investigating the matter. ID
| 10 not known whether Il was murder or
an attempt 10 cromate dead body. The
body had been run over By truck and
crushed into ahapelees mass. The
| pavement was blaekened By the Gre,
evidently fed With kerosene. The lana
Of The little thing were burned Of. A
neighbor bad oeen the bonfire last
night at i2 o'clock, end af o'clock this
morning u was noticed that q big pile
Of straw was banning.
Penisive orders 70 Rmpley Ne STRIKERS
New YonK, Feb. H.--Positiye orders
70 their dock agents from many Of the
railroad companies prohsbit any Of ths
strikers being taken beuk undor any
circumstances. Agent Bode sf the
Pennsylvania road says that Be hes re-
| fused the application Of deputnfion Of
the old men fer their rsinstalemont.
will stand by those Who have stood hV
me. Not one Of the proeont hands Who
does good work viii b discharged =
Agent PepIes, Of the Jersey Southern
road, also has positive orders 20 take
back no strikers. But little ineonveni.
encs, be says, has been caused 20 hia
company oy the atgika. AZ the NeW
Jersey Central pieF, the Lahiah Valley
Railroad piar and the Anchor Lane pler
mamy Of the old hands are WORKING
among the Halians and freight IA being
moved rapidly. Gangs of strikers are
going about from pier 10 pier in search
Of work.
Knighas ~ Lab4r I'm Chioago.
CHIcAoo, Fsb. IA statement a IN
circulation here that the District A.
sembly. KniRhts OF Labor, IN Chicago,
has roooiTod orders from Goneral Mna-
tar Workman P0wdeFly within the past
thFos days direetinR that no general
boyootis b aitsmptsd without The cane.
tioD of the General Executive Beard A
PhiiadelphiA. StFenu0us efforts we're
made today 10 obtain confirmation of
The Fumor. bot the Knights spproaehek
on The subj jsot either denied ihs exist.
e1oe Of the order or vers very rstioent
Il u stated. however, on fair anfhority
that The repoFt had its origin IN letfsf,
from P0vdsFly calling attention % :
clause In the Knights of Labor oonsii-
tmfion. declaring 10 eject that ths Dis.
tfist Assemblies nay inaneufato boy.
cstts within theiF respective iuFIsdio-
tions. bat for any extenaion they mnsI
Apply 70 the Gsnefal Board. The leitaI
from Povdefly is said 70 have anfima-
Ted that any fbture infractisns of fhis
lag b. TIE Chicago districts woald MOI
be tolerated. Il is an opsn eeosst thaI
the Socialists hEva capiursd 4 mnlority
Of the Chicago disiFicf oEiseFs, and thf
General Beard has besn almost ignored
% far - this city h eonosFued.
Theusanda % Acres ammmanseA.
GMrArns fCAL), Feb. M.-Ihe isVss
broke two miles below hsrs, a Brown.
inGA A large volmme Of water u psng,
inR thronah the aperture, which Is nsar
IL hfty feet vide. Tooasands af acre.
viii Be inundated Anosher break o.
e1rEed iast opposite and lsnow ever 30g
fsct vida.
Csmpiainf AGa1nsa ne Domb Thrower
EAH KAkEcmoo. FEB. N.--A csmpialni
has been zads IN TIE Polios Court b
CapeAfn Lees, q fbe defecfiss foreS
aeKinsi Or. Jamss Hodges, Via a.
piodsd . bamb II tho Grass Opsr1
iHouss ln1z Wednesday egsning. u IA